WORKING AT HEIGHT
appoint has the skills, knowledge, experience and, where relevant, the organisational capability to carry out their work safely and without risk to health.
But what does this mean in practice and how do those organisations protect themselves from the possibility of prosecution and potentially severe financial penalties?
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) would remind everyone with responsibility that scaffold inspections are undertaken weekly as required by the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and that all tradesman
using the scaffolds are fully aware of how to work on the scaffold safely and have received appropriate training.
We also strongly recommend that their procurement process is robust. They should be able to demonstrate that the scaffolding contractor they appoint has the necessary competence and experience to erect and dismantle scaffolding safely with skilled operatives and can evidence that they are health and safety compliant.
This can easily be achieved by simply ensuring they utilise the services of an NASC full contracting member. To gain, and then retain, NASC membership, the scaffolding contractor must prove they are experienced and meet all current health and safety legislation and their operatives are highly trained with an emphasis on directly employed operatives, as well as meeting additional stringent membership criteria.
By adopting an NASC only scaffolding procurement policy, companies can go a long way to protecting themselves against the likelihood of prosecutions and associated financial penalties or custodial terms under the recent Health and Safety Sentencing Guidelines.
We believe that greater awareness of the potential legal and financial risks principal contractors and developers currently expose themselves to will result in an increased appreciation of the peace of mind value of using NASC only.
So, remember, when it comes to procuring safe and compliant scaffolding that won’t leave you liable in the event of a fall from height – it has to be NASC.
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